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2024 Best Music Management Schools

61 Colleges in the United States
1,957 Music Management Degrees Awarded
A degree in music management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #312 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 61 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for music management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,957 degrees in music management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music Management School

Best Music Management Schools Your choice of music management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Music Management Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Music Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Music Management
Master's Degrees in Music Management

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Management Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Music Management in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of music management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Music Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
79 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in music management has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 79 music management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
288 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Belmont University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in music management. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were roughly 288 music management students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

It is hard to beat University of Miami if you wish to pursue a degree in music management. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 music management students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
56 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Drexel University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in music management. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 56 music management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
44 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.

There were approximately 44 music management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
228 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.

There were about 228 music management students who graduated with this degree at Berklee College of Music in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 music management students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
69 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 69 music management students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
38 Music Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 music management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 music management students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Music Management students that almost earned our Best Music Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA
12 DePaul University Chicago, IL
13 University of Evansville Evansville, IN
14 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
15 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN

Music Management by Region

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Music Management is one of 4 different types of Arts & Media Management programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Music Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts Management 1,081
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 989
Other Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 504
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 257

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